Photo by Chris Jarvis, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nCuevas and his son Manny Jr., who now runs the shop, made Langston a suit jacket that he wore during his performance at Grand Stafford. The black jacket is full of rhinestones, embroidered dice and music notes with a cross on the back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI still go to their house for dinner sometimes, and Manuel has a mannequin that is about 6-foot-2, and he said that is Johnny Cash\u2019s mannequin,\u201d Langston said. \u201cThey had it made to exactly his size so he wouldn\u2019t have to come in for fittings. I also have a pair of boots Manuel made me that are alligator belly. The leather was dyed and tanned by Louis Vuitton in Italy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A student shared that she was interested in the fashion of country, and asked Langston how he decides what to wear onstage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are a lot of factors that go into that,\u201d Langston said. \u201cWhat\u2019s clean, where I am, the venue. But my style stays the same and it depends on how I am feeling. If I\u2019ve been performing for 13 days on tour, there is no telling what you might get from me fashion-wise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After growing his music career in Nashville, Langston moved back to College Station. \u201cTastes Like Sin\u201d is set to debut in March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A student asked Langston his thoughts on being authentic versus building a brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am just me,\u201d Langston said. \u201cMy brand, I would like to think, is very authentic. I am just this, this is how it comes out. I don\u2019t spend my time trying to be somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the lecture, LaFevers said he wanted students to learn how to market or create a brand and learn how songwriting is connected to style and performance. He also wanted students to understand how music was released in the 1950s versus today, and the impacts of those changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven if they don\u2019t listen to country, they are familiar with streaming platforms. They are familiar with Tik Tok and how artists they listen to now navigate that,\u201d LaFevers said. \u201cThey get to see Josh working in the realm of country or Americana and being successful at it, despite all of these changes. That is the connection I am hoping students take away from this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the class, Langston said he hopes students were able to see that having a career in the music business is attainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s out there,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, chase your dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nPhoto by Chris Jarvis, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singer-songwriter Josh Langston visited students in Performance Studies classes on Oct. 5 to discuss his work and life in the music industry. The Texas A&M School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts co-presented a concert by the College …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":251,"featured_media":17777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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